Research and International News Archive
Faculty of Graduate Studies
Meet Vanier Scholar Deirdre Khan
September 20, 2017 —
To this day, an incident from kindergarten involving a unicorn and a witch deeply bothers her
Researchers funded to improve lives of chronic disease patients
September 19, 2017 —
Four research teams have received funding for studies investigating kidney disease, diabetes, children’s brain development and inflammatory bowel disease
Dr. Henry G. Friesen appointed Distinguished Fellow of CAHS
September 19, 2017 —
Canadian Academy of Health Sciences has announced that Henry G. Friesen has been appointed a Distinguished Fellow, the highest honour awarded by the Academy
ResearchLIFE – A glimpse at our future
September 18, 2017 —
Get behind these historic lab doors and explore cutting edge research being done now right here in Manitoba in the summer issue of ResearchLIFE magazine
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Patient education
September 18, 2017 —
Family Medicine researcher Gayle Halas explores patient engagement with educational health information.
Improving kidney transplant outcomes
September 18, 2017 —
Research into changing the current standard of care for monitoring kidney transplant patients and potentially increasing the longevity of successful kidney transplants
Big plans for going small
September 15, 2017 —
Juliette Mammei does research on fundamental symmetries in subatomic nuclear and particle physics. She is seeking answers to one of the world’s most fundamental questions: "What are we made of?"
Where creativity thrives
September 15, 2017 —
How many ‘kernels of perfect purity’ have been created at, inspired by or encouraged by the University of Manitoba in its 140 year history?
Brain researcher inducted into Canadian Academy of Health Sciences
September 14, 2017 —
University of Manitoba professor and alumnus Marc Del Bigio was inducted as a Fellow into the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (CAHS) at a ceremony on Sept. 14
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Study: Eating peanut while breastfeeding and early peanut introduction may help protect against peanut allergy in children
September 14, 2017 —
A new study suggests that infants whose mothers ate peanut while breastfeeding, and who are introduced to peanut by 12 months, may have a lower risk of developing a peanut allergy later in childhood.